New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has initiated a pilot project to explore tokenisation of corporate bonds using distributed ledger technology (DLT), a move that could enhance liquidity and enable faster settlement in the debt market, SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Tuesday.Pandey further stated that the pilot is aimed at assessing how blockchain-based systems can improve efficiency in bond trading and settlement, while also addressi…
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Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday proposed a standardised framework for managing strike prices of options contracts to ensure contracts remain available close to prevailing market levels during sharp intraday volatility.The move is aimed at improving trading continuity and ease of doing business in derivatives markets, the market regulator said in a consultation paper.A strike price is a pre-determined price at which an options contract can be exer…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in a consultation paper on Thursday proposed a sweeping reform in calculation of stock prices during IPO listings and re-listings.Current system of price discovery is artificially suppressing prices and triggering repeated upper circuits once trading begins, the market regulator said.It proposed automatic and faster expansion of price bands whenever strong investor demand emerges, reducing the need for manual intervention by …
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) India’s capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India on Tuesday proposed a major revamp of the trade-processing mechanism used for institutional stock market transactions, seeking to cut delays, lower costs and reduce dependence on a single infrastructure provider.In a consultation paper, SEBI proposed replacing the existing centralised Straight Through Processing (STP) hub model with a direct communication framework based on application programming…
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Securities and Exchange Board of India chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has described artificial intelligence-driven cybersecurity threats as one of the most significant risks facing India’s financial markets, calling for aggressive measures to strengthen the protection of software systems used across the market ecosystem.Speaking during an interaction with NDTV Profit, the chairman said concerns around AI tools are currently centred more on cybersecurity vulnerabilities than …
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Friday relaxed borrowing norms for Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) with leverage exceeding 49 per cent of asset value, a move aimed at expanding financing flexibility for infrastructure projects and improving funding access across the sector.In a circular, the market regulator said InvITs will now be allowed to raise fresh borrowings above the 49 per cent leverage threshold for capital expenditure intended to enhanc…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday proposed a clean-up of regulations governing exchange‑traded derivatives to reduce compliance burden on stock exchanges and to simplify market processes.The regulator proposed merging, pruning and restructuring large parts of its master circulars covering equity, currency, interest rate and commodity derivatives to enhance ease of doing business for market infrastructure institutions, its consultation paper …
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) are not in favour of allowing banks and insurance companies to participate in the commodity derivatives market, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Monday.Speaking on the sidelines of the IMC Capital Markets Conference at the NSE, Pandey said both regulators have a “valid rationale” behind their stance and are not favourabl…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday introduced a fast-track mechanism for processing private placement memoranda (PPMs) of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), a move aimed at reducing approval timelines and enabling quicker capital deployment.Under the revised framework, AIFs — excluding large value funds for accredited investors (LVFs) — can launch schemes and circulate their PPMs to investors after 30 days of filing the application with SEBI,…
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Tuhin Kanta Pandey, chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Saturday said that technology is reshaping trading, distribution and advice as new generation of investors entering the market.Addressing SEBI’s 38th foundational day event here, Pandey said that capital flows are more global and risks are more interconnected.”We are seeing a new generation of investors entering the market—digitally connected, informed, and aspirational. Technology is reshapi…